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'''''Monadnock'' (ACM-14)''' was originally built as an M1 mine planter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patriot.net/~eastlnd2/army-amps.htm |title=Coast Artillery Corps Army Mine Planter Service |
'''''Monadnock'' (ACM-14)''' was originally built as an M1 mine planter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patriot.net/~eastlnd2/army-amps.htm |title=Coast Artillery Corps Army Mine Planter Service |work=Army Ships – The Ghost Fleet |accessdate=12 November 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100156/http://patriot.net/~eastlnd2/army-amps.htm |archivedate=27 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }} |
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</ref> for the [[U.S. Army]] [[Coast Artillery Corps]], [[Mine Planter Service (U.S. Army)|Mine Planter Service]] as USAMP ''Major Samuel Ringgold'' (MP 11)<ref name=NavSource>{{cite web |url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0114.htm |title=Monadnock (MMA 14) ex-ACM-14 ex-USAMP Major Samuel Ringgold (MP 11) |work=NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive |publisher=NavSource |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> by the Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, WV and delivered to the Army December 1942.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/armyminecraft.htm |title=Shipbuilding History – U.S. Army Mine Craft – MP, L and M |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> The ship was named for [[Samuel Ringgold (US Army officer)|Samuel Ringgold]] (1796–1846), an officer noted as the "Father of Modern Artillery" that fell in the [[Mexican-American War]]. |
</ref> for the [[U.S. Army]] [[Coast Artillery Corps]], [[Mine Planter Service (U.S. Army)|Mine Planter Service]] as USAMP ''Major Samuel Ringgold'' (MP 11)<ref name=NavSource>{{cite web |url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0114.htm |title=Monadnock (MMA 14) ex-ACM-14 ex-USAMP Major Samuel Ringgold (MP 11) |work=NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive |publisher=NavSource |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> by the Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, WV and delivered to the Army December 1942.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/armyminecraft.htm |title=Shipbuilding History – U.S. Army Mine Craft – MP, L and M |accessdate=12 November 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623042132/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/armyminecraft.htm |archivedate=23 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The ship was named for [[Samuel Ringgold (US Army officer)|Samuel Ringgold]] (1796–1846), an officer noted as the "Father of Modern Artillery" that fell in the [[Mexican-American War]]. |
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The mine planter was transferred to the [[U.S. Navy]] in March 1951 to become an Auxiliary Minelayer (ACM / MMA) under naval designation. She was then berthed at Boston as a unit of the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. While in the Reserve Fleet, she was redesignated '''MMA-14''', 7 February 1955, and named ''Monadnock'', 1 May 1955; the second ACM to bear this name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m13/monadnock-iii.htm |title=Monadnock (ACM 14) (see '''after''' Monadnock (ACM 10)) |work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History & Heritage Command |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> The ship was never commissioned and thus never bore the "USS" prefix. ''Monadnock'' was struck from the [[Navy list]] on 1 July 1960 and sold to commercial interests. In commercial service the ship was named ''Thiti'', ''Amazonia'' and eventually ''Dear'' operating into the 1980s under Italian registry.<ref name=NavSource /> |
The mine planter was transferred to the [[U.S. Navy]] in March 1951 to become an Auxiliary Minelayer (ACM / MMA) under naval designation. She was then berthed at Boston as a unit of the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. While in the Reserve Fleet, she was redesignated '''MMA-14''', 7 February 1955, and named ''Monadnock'', 1 May 1955; the second ACM to bear this name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m13/monadnock-iii.htm |title=Monadnock (ACM 14) (see '''after''' Monadnock (ACM 10)) |work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History & Heritage Command |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> The ship was never commissioned and thus never bore the "USS" prefix. ''Monadnock'' was struck from the [[Navy list]] on 1 July 1960 and sold to commercial interests. In commercial service the ship was named ''Thiti'', ''Amazonia'' and eventually ''Dear'' operating into the 1980s under Italian registry.<ref name=NavSource /> |
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Revision as of 07:17, 4 February 2018
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| Name | USAMP Major Samuel Ringgold (MP 11) for U.S. Army, ACM-14, Monadnock |
| Builder | Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, West Virginia for U.S. Army |
| Acquired | by the US Navy, March 1951 |
| Renamed | Monadnock, 1 May 1955 |
| Reclassified | MMA-14, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
| Fate | Struck – Sold commercial |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | ACM-11 class minelayer |
| Displacement | 910 long tons (925 t) light |
| Length | 189 ft (58 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 125 |
Monadnock (ACM-14) was originally built as an M1 mine planter[1] for the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, Mine Planter Service as USAMP Major Samuel Ringgold (MP 11)[2] by the Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, WV and delivered to the Army December 1942.[3] The ship was named for Samuel Ringgold (1796–1846), an officer noted as the "Father of Modern Artillery" that fell in the Mexican-American War.
The mine planter was transferred to the U.S. Navy in March 1951 to become an Auxiliary Minelayer (ACM / MMA) under naval designation. She was then berthed at Boston as a unit of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. While in the Reserve Fleet, she was redesignated MMA-14, 7 February 1955, and named Monadnock, 1 May 1955; the second ACM to bear this name.[4] The ship was never commissioned and thus never bore the "USS" prefix. Monadnock was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960 and sold to commercial interests. In commercial service the ship was named Thiti, Amazonia and eventually Dear operating into the 1980s under Italian registry.[2]
References
- ^ "Coast Artillery Corps Army Mine Planter Service". Army Ships – The Ghost Fleet. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Shipbuilding History – U.S. Army Mine Craft – MP, L and M". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Monadnock (ACM 14) (see after Monadnock (ACM 10))". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
